Starting device for gasolene-engines.



REYNOLDS. STARTING DEVICE EOE GASOLENE ENGINES.

A PPLIUATIONIILED PEB. 17, 1904.

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I. REYNOLDS. STARTING DEVICE PoE eAsoLENE ENGINESL APPLICATION FILED FEB.17, 1904.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

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LNVJM'TOR P. REYNOLDS. STARTING DEVICE FOB. GASOENE ENGINES. y

APPLICATION FILEDv FEB. 17, 1904.

Patentea sept. 29, 190s.

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STARTING DEVICE FOR GASOLENE ENGINES.

APPLIOATION PILEI? PEB. 17, 1904. 899,618. Patented sept. 29, 1908.l

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P. REYNOLDS. STARTING DEVICE EOEv eAsoLENE ENGINES.

I APPLIOA'TION FILED AFEB. 17, 1904. I

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

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1N VEA/TOR @MM A I ATTORNE Irl UMTED ST-Arns PATENT cerros.,

FRANK REYNOLDS, or

Specification of Letters Patent.

SY'RAGUSE, NEW YORK.

STARTING DEVICE Fon GAsoLENn-ENGINES.

' Patentersepa 29, 190s.'y

Application mea rebraaryiv, 1904. i seria No. 194,000.

To'all lwhom ftama/y concern: i l

. Be it known that I, FRANK REYNOLDS, "of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, inthe State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements. in Starting Devices for4 Gasolene-Engines, of which the-following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention pertains, to gasolen-"engines and more es ecially to that class coml propelling automobi monly 'knownas t e reciprocatingp-iston type and which are articularly adapted for les and launches, and it res'lles in means for s-.tartingythe engines.

vvto and is an improvement on the startingde vice shown and described in my prior appllcation for Letters Patent, filed Oct. 16,

1903, Serial-No. 177,244, and it is morepart-icularly'designed for four-cylinder and twocylinder engines.

The main object of .this .invention is to simplify thestarting means` set forth inthe application referred to, and at the same time increase its eiiiciency.

To that end the invention .consists in thev l novel arrangement and construction of the component parts of the'starting-device' as hereinafter fully described and 'set forth -r the-claims.

vice and illustratingthe auxiliarg In the .accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of a four-cylinderengine equipped with m ini-A proved starting device, which means for effecting the mixture of gajsolene` and air and for (impressing 'Said mixtjie. Fig. 7..is a side view of a portion of; a twg Y1.- inder engine equipped with the sw?.

orperating the exhaust-valves sii cnt to t efinitial explosion. Fig. 8 is effi enlarged vertical longitudinal section on line -1'--,1-'-` in Fig.vv 7. Fig.4 9 isatransverse sectionon line -2-2- in Fig; 8. Fig. 10 isafu'rtner' e present inventionhas specialrela-tion inders. .By arran of the cylinders. Fig. 11 is a transverse sectional view on line #B-din Fig. 10.- Fig.

121s an enlarged detail side view `of the stepped-collar employed for regulating the' discharge-valves of the two-cylinder engine.-

' Fig. 13 is a transverse sectional View on line 441- in Fig. 12.. y Referring to-Figs. 1, 2,3, 4, 5 and 6 of the said drawings A-A- represents the vertically dis osed explosion cylinders vof a enlarged detail view of the auxiliary orri- 'i mary means for operating the exhaustva ves cev four-cylin er engine, in which are disposed respectively the usual reciprocating pistons '-B-B' having their rods aacon- .formed integral' with the main shaft -C- in the well known manner.

D--vdenotes a pipe which is disposed horizontally and centrally above the cylin.

ders -A-'A and is supported in couplings n--Al-Afin which ,it is adapted to be shifted longitudinally and by which'it commlinicates with the said cylinders. The said jipipe is closed at one end by a ca -deand communicates at its opposite en with a sta-` tionary u rirht pi e B1-v "by means of a similar (ibuiling 19-, which is closed at one end'by a disk or cap -.e-. Saidlatter pi e v B1-"- extends from-a suitable .tank .which is employed for lcontaining the explosive-mixture under compression; `The said ydisk -e-.- may be composed of any suitable material and is intended to be secured to the coupling HAZ* in such a manner as to be forced therefrom under en excess pressure of themi'xture in the pipe D and thus serve as a safety-valve. serves to supply theexplosivemixture to the "pipe D-, which latter constitutes` a feedpipe and is providedtwith discharge-valves -f-fconsisting of ports in the pipe. f'ihesejports are dis osed, vwhen closed, at formly increased distances from" 4the 'respec-A lings A1-4 The said pipe -Bl-f,

tive vertical iassages -g-g.- in the coup- 1-'-, which passages communi-l cate with the interiors of the respectivecyl- '-'-f-'f- .as descri fd and as illustrated in Fig. 1, the ylongitudinal shifting of the pipe eD-' causes said'` ports' to 'successively' afcommunication between thepipe and respective passages ;g-g-1 and thus admitthe explosiveemixture into ythe corresponding` 11o cylinders `The supplyv of said mixture is controlled by means of an foscillatory valve;

the collar -F and through sai lt which is normally closed and is o erl connect the vsaid lever G to the other ated by means of a hand-lever t aid valve may be ap'plied to any suitable and convenient part of the pipe B1 and may be o erated from a distant point by any suita le means.

F denotes a collar which is formed on a sleeve jrotatably mounted on the aforesaid feed-pipe D through which sleeve passes a pin c traveling in a circumferential groove 1 formed in the pipe.

Said collar F is formed with four steps M /L of uniformly increased depths corresponding with the gradually increased distances between theports f f and respective passages g--g This collar is preferably rotated by means of a sprocketwheel fn which is geared 2 to 1 with and receives motion from a sprocket-wheel O secured to the engine-shaft C by means of a. chain p The said sprocket-wheel n is formed with a hub by which it is mounted. on the aforesaid s eeve of hub passes a pin' r which engages a-longitudinal slot or groove sformed in the sleeve, whereby the collar is caused to rotate with the n said s rocket-wheel. This connection of the erably sproc et-wheel and sleeve allows the latter to be shifted longitudinally and thereby iinpart likemovement to the pipe D while the wheel remains unmoved,

To prevent the sprocket-wheel from moving out of alinement with the other sprocketwheel, I provide a suitable guide t on the adjacent cylinder A in which guide travels a flange ca formed on the .hub of the said sprocket-wheel as shown in'Fig. 3 of the drawin s. This sleeve -jis shifted prefy means of a two-armed lever G composed of a vertical arm v and a horizontal arm w and pivoted to a suitable bracket x secured to the adj acentcylinder A The vertical arm v -of said levenis disposed with its free end at the collar F and is adapted to engage the steps mnithereof in its outward movement.

- the shifting-lever hereinbefore described. In

the inward movement of said arm v of the lever, it engages a flange q/ formed on said two-armed lever Q is actuated by the aforesaid hand-lever 'i which operates the supply-valve 7L-p.' I preferably l I1I represents a carbureter in .which the mixture of gasolene and air is produced, and which may be of any suitable construction and is connected to ga pum I which pump serves to make and raw the mixture from the carbureter and compress the -same in the tank E to which the pump is attached as shown. This ump is operatedautomatically by means o an eccentric I1- mounted on the shaft O or any other rotating partl and connected to the piston-rod of the pump, and is provided with a suitable check-valve g1 as shown in Fig. 1. v

' N tzdenotes two yielding electriccontacts to which are respectivelyconnected the wires iZ- of a primary electric-circuit (not necessary to b e shown). l

4L-jfrepresent the usual spark-plugs which are secured in the heads of the cyhnder A A in the usual and well known man'-.

ner, to which plugsare connected the wires icl-M of a secondary electric-circuit, common to all explosion-engines. understood that the secondary electric-circuit is to be rovided with the usual vibrators by which) the sparking. of theplugs is produced (not shown).

The aforesaid yielding contacts -7r h2 of the primary electric-circuit are' insulated apart as indicated at Z1 and may be supported in any suitable and convenient manner. In the present instance 'they are shown fastened to the top of the tank E` These contacts are normally apart to maintain the primary circuit open, and one of said contacts is preferably provided with a pin haadapted to engage the other contact for closing the circuit. fm1 denotes the circuit-maker and -breaker of said primary It will be circuit and consists of an 'arm rigidly at-l tached at one end t0 the aforesaid stem e1 of the valve lt and depends therefrom.

In opening the valve lt its stem -c swings thefree end of the arm m1 in one direction, in which movement the armpasses freely by the contacts, and in closing the valve, the beveled portion ir/1 of the arm engages the outer face of the contact M and forces the same against the contact --12 and thereby closes the circuit. The said contact M is released from the arm when the valve ,is com letely closed, and by this quick making an breaking -of the prithe main carbureter; 'A detailed description l cou ling -A2.- are provided with suitable improved starting-device.asi combined with a four-cylinder engine, I will now proceed to posit a proper amount of gasolene in the tank `the automatic pump -I- with an air-tube serves as a vent to prevent-the gasolene from -moves the hand-lever -firearward,"(as

'-D-`- longitudinally and causes the port `mary electric-circuit, vibrations are `ro-'l plosion of the mixture in the well known manner; l

-01-0- are'the usual exhaust-valves which are shown by dotted linesand maybe applied to ,an suitable and convenient portion of the cy `nders, and -'-p1.-p1- are the usual valves through which the explosive mixture is admitted into the cylinders from and illustration of said valves and carbureter areunnecessary inasmuch as said V` arts are employed -in all gasolene-engines of t isjchar acter.

The ends of the couplings-.Al-AL- and pac ing-boxes -gl-qlto form Vair-tightl joints between the said couplings and pipe It'will be seenl by reference toFig. 6,of the drawings, that in producingthe compressed explosive-mixture, the carbureter Hf may be dispensed with, in which case, I de- -E- as indicated at er1-, and provide.

-s1- which extends from the, top lof the tank to within a short distance of the bo/ttomr thereof. This tube's1- is rovided at its upper portion witha small ho e '.-e-t-fwhich being forced back through theI valve giand escaping by reason of backpressurevof the `compressed explosive-mixture in case of any imperfection in the valve. When this latter method of producing and compressing the explosivemixture is employed, vI provide the top of the tank -'.E- with an open-4- ing u1-' through which" the gasolene is introduced, and apply a removable plug fol-- to the opening.

Having described the construction of my e'x-plain the operation of the same:v The en-A gine is assumed'to be at rest, and therefore to start the engine, the person in charge viewed in Fig. 1 of the drawingS) t0 Open the valve 7i/'- whereby a proper supply of the compressed explosive-mixture is released from the tank -E-f through the 'piper-B1 and enters the pipej-D-. This operation of the hand-lever simultaneously actuates the eccentrically slotted arm -d1 Aand thereby imparts an outwardmovement to the arm -evof the lever -G-., which'in movement of the arm -fvshifts the pipe -f-, corresponding with the presented step,

y the entrapped mixture.

-gitud-inally shiftable #4t2- e as clearly shown in Fig. 8. 'chamber A is provided with a horizontol register with the adjacent passage -gof the coupling A1-1., whereby the mixture is admitted -into the corresponding cylinder .'-A. Thereturn movement of the hand# lever iin closing the valve hfcausesthe arm *nf of said lever -G- to engage the liange fyon the sleeve -`-j of the collar andthereby shift the collar with the pipe back to their normal positions to cut off the discharge of mixture and entrap the discharged mixture in the cylinder. This latter movement of the handle causes the arm -m1--, attached tothe valvestem -'-e1-, to force the electric contact -hfagainst the contact ---m to close the primary electric-circuit and immediately release said contact. Thisy quick `make` and break of the primary circuit causes a sparking at the'plug -y'1- in' the charged cylinder in the manner described, and thus produces an explosion of The engine now being well under motion, the explosive-mixture is supplied from the usual main .carbureten successively and automatically to the cylinders, Vand ignited-in the well known' manner.

In. Figs. 7, 8,- 9,' 10, 11, .12 and 13 ofthe drawings illustrating my improved .startingdevice applied to a two-cylinder engine, the various parts are lettered according to like arts shown and described in the aforesaid our-cylinder engine. Fig. 7 is intended to represent a four-cycle engine, therefore the cranks b-b-f are laced'in like positions in relation to the sha t -C-. Referring to the said two-cylinder engine, the horizontal discharge-pi e -D- is arranged at the sides of the cylin ers-'A- and is supported longin the couplings -A1-A1- in the manner'hereinbeforedef scribed, which couplings have their passages the cylinders as more clearly shown in Fig. 8.

-'site the cou ling -Alwith. an exhaustchamber 3- provided with anv inlet-port a2-7+ communicating with the upperportion of the. cylinder, and withan outletort his tal. partition 02u-.disposed .between the ports` -a2- '-bL-f, in which is formed a port -d2 provided with a valve e2- which is heldnormally closed by means of a spiral spring -f 2- surrounding the downwardly-extending stem -gL- of the valve anddis'posed between. the underside of the chamber and a collar h2- attached to said stem: Each valve-stein g2 is'provided witha. suitable uide it attached to the Vside ofthe cylin er -A-, and the lower end fof the stem is 4formed with a bifurcation nell known and operates regularly when the engine is under motion.

ln using my improved starting-device in connection with the tivo-cylinder engine, any suitable main exhaust-devices may be employed, hmvever, l prefer to use the means shown and described. and combine therewith auxiliary means operative to effect the initial exhaust incident to the starting of the engine. This auxiliary means comprises two collars C9-C2- mounted longitudinally shiftable on the aforesaid rotary shaft B2- and disposed adjacent to the respective cams Z2-Zhi each of which collars is formed with a cam -o2- adapted to engage the roller rlcarried on the lower end of the stem -g`-- of the exhaust-valve -e2 to open the latter. The said collars --(Tl-C2- are caused to rotate with the shaft -B2- and each is permitted to be shifted thereon by means of a spline -p2- fastened to the hub g2- of the collar and disposed in a longitudinal groove -p3 provided in the Bet-Ween the cani -0`-- and hub --rfof the collar is formed a recess -s-) as clearly shown in Fig. 11. This recess serves to acconnnodate the hub of the cam Fw when the cam 02-vq is moved into its operative position as shown in Fig. S. These collars Ui-CL- are shifted by means of a longitudinally movable horizontal bar MDI"- disposed below the same and provided ivith tivo upwardly projecting lugs -s'J-sf` arranged to engage segmental plates -Azff-lrigldly attached to or formed integral with the respective collars, as clearly shown in Figs. 7, 10am] 1]. of the drawings, which bar is preferably supported in guides n-u--fuf-- on the cylinders -A,-A-. connected at one end to a downwardly extending arin -nrigidly attached to the pivo'tcd .portion of t-he two-armed "lever .-G- Whichis actuated by the aforesaid hand-lever -fifor operating lthe valve -7i-. The said cams -02-02- project from opposite sides of the shaft -B2- in relation to the respective main cams .Z2-Z2-, and each is adapted to be moved into operative position when the roller e-k2.- is out of contact with t-he adjacent cam -ZZ- Each The bar DEM is pivotally of the said collars -Cfis formed with a peripheral segmental cam shaped flange -w2- which, during the rotation of the collar, incident to the initial explosion, engages the bifurcated portion of the valve-stein -gjwhen the latter is released from the cam `o2-, and shifts the collar back to its normal position automatically. To )revent accidental shifting of the collar .'1- to.- Ward the valve-stein during the running of the engine, I provide the collar with a friction-spring :EL- which bears upon the shaft B2- as shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings.

vThe operation of the described auxiliary exhaust-controlling mechanism employed in my starting-device in its latter application Will now be fully explained. By operating the hand-lever to o )en the valve -h for supplying the exp osive-mixture, the two-stepped collar Ifis actuated by the two-arm lever -G- to shift the pipe -D-, whereby the explosive-mixture is admitted into proper cylinder, which is governed by the step -mpresented to the upright arm of the latter lever as hereinbefore described. This movement of the lever Gr-imparts longitudinal movement to the bar dD2- in the direction indicated by the arroiv in Fig. 7 of the drawings, whereby one or the other of the lugs -SL- on the bar may engage its adjacent segmental plate t projecting from the collar -C2-, in case. the plate is in the path of the lug when the engine is at rest. Said engagement of the lug with the plate shifts the collar C2- and carries its cam o2 over the hub of the main cam Z2- Then by turning the y hand-lever -i to its normal position to close the supply-valve he-7 the pipe -D- is shifted to its normal position, whereby the proper amount of mixture is entrapped in the cylinder in the manner aforesaid and ignited through the action of the circuit. maker and breaker operated by said lever as herebefore explained.' This movement of the hand-lever -icauses the lever -G- to retract the bar D2-4 which allows the cam o2- to remain in its operative position. The ignition of the entrapped mixture forces down the piston of the cylinder. in the well known manner,

'whereby the shaft -Cf is rotated and imparts like movement to the shaft -B--. The rotation of the latter shaft causes the the cam -02'- to engage the roller --rgw and lift the stem of the valve -c2 to open the Avalve for a brief period and thereby allows the exhaust to escape from the chamber -A3- through the port b2-.. When the valvestem is released from the cam --o2-, the same is forced downward by the. aforesaid spiral spring --f2- ito automatically vclose the valve, and thus the' roller .-clhon the stem is brought in position to be subselas undermotion. The rotation of the shaftquently engaged by the main cam -Z2- whieh operates regularly when the engine is B2- causes theperipheral cam-shaped flange .--w2- of the collar -Czto engagethe will .be effected by the engagement of the main cam with the valve-stem -gz- It will be understoodthat the carbureter. --H-` may also be dis ensed with When `the in connection Withthe two-cylinder engine, and the means ,for-` starting-device is use forming and compressing the ex losive-mixture illustrated 1n Fig. of t 1e drawings may be employed.

ily described.starting-device may be em'- ployed in connection with an explosiveengine composed of any number of cylinders, and the usual valves may be utilized to effect the exhaust, incident to the initial explosions, and furthermore, these valves may be operated automatically by anywell known means. For this reason I have omit- Vted the valve-operating means in the lfourcylinder-engine illustrated in Fig. 1l of the drawings.

-,f/z--f/L- as shown lin Fig. 7 of the drawings, and which are commonr to various.

engines of this'type.' However, Vl. do not limit myself in this respect, as it has been found, in some instances, that additional devices are desirable for operating the said exhaust-valves in connection with the startingdevice, and which may be controlled bythe erson incharge of the engine; These adilitional `or, auxiliary devices in the present case com risethe cams -o2-o2-- whichy are shifte into position to actuate the stems of the valves for opening the latter, by the manually operated -means hereinbefor'e' described. f

It will be understood that the' described cam-mechanism employed inA connection Awith thev two-cylinder engine andshown in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings, is to be applied to the four-cylinder engine shown 1n Fig. 1, in identically the same manner.

What I claim 1s:-- 1. In a'gasolene-engme, the combination 'with the explosion-cylinder, -electric sparkplug therein,` and exhaust-means, of a starting-device comprisinga tank for storing explosive-mixture under compressioh, `a passage leading from. the tank to said;` cylinder,

posi- This means may consist of they cams -ZZ-ZL- operating the .Valve-stemsa valve controlling the supply of' compresse'dmixturelto the passage, a valve controllingy the admission of .mixture from the passage `into the cylinder, electric contacts an electric circuit-makerI and breaker adjacent to said contacts, and a manually operated' means for actuating said vvalves and circuitmaker and breaker.

2. In agasoleneengina the combination with the explsion-cy'linder, electric sparkplug't'herein, and exhaust-means, of a starting-device comprising a Vtank for storing explosive-mixture under Icompression, a carbuf reter independent of the engine, an automatically operated pump drawing the imixture from the carbureter and compressing the' sameinto the said tank, a passageleading from the, tank to the cylinder, a valve controlling? the supply of conipressed-mixture from thetank to the passage, a valve controlling tlie admission of thel mixture from the passage into-the cylinder, apair of'n'ormal y open electric-contacts, a circuit-maker and breaker .adjacent to said contacts, anda manually .operated lever simultaneously actuating said valve and circuit-makerad breaker, as set forth.Vv

3.1nfa gasolene-engine, the combination with4 the vexplosion-cylinder, electric-ignitei, and exhaust-means, of a` starting-device comprising a tank for storing explosive-mix- -ture under compression, a pipe communicating Witlivthe tank and cylinder, a valve controlling the supply of mixture from said tank to the pipe, an admission-port in the- A pipe at the cylinder, an electriC-circuit-maker and breaker controlling the igniter, aimanu-` allly operated lever for actuating the circuitmaker. ard breakerl and supply-valve, and means actuatedfby Said lever foropening and closinlg said port as set forth. l4. n a gasolene-engine, the combination with the explosion-cylinder, electric-igniter, and exhaust-means, of a starting-device comprising a tank for storing ,explosive-mixture undercompression, a stationary pipe extending from said tank, a movable pipe leading from thestationary pipe to the cylinder and provided'with an admission-port affording communication with said cylinder, avalve in the stationary pipe controlling the supply ofcompressed-mixture from the tank, amanually operated lever for actuating said valve,l

mechanism actuated by the lever for loperating the movable pipe to open and closcthe port thereof, and 'an electric-circuit-maker and breaker actuated by'said lever for the .purpose set forth.

the explosive-mixture under compression, a

longitudinally shift'ablepipe disposed adjacent to the cylinders and communicating with said tank, means controlling the supply of mixture to said pipe, discharge-ports in said pipe and arranged to successively afford communication between the pipe and respective cylinders and re ulated by the movement of the pipe, means or shifting said pipe, and means controlling theI aforesaid igniters as set forth.

6. In a gasolene-engine, the combination with a plurality of cylinders, reciprocating istons therein, suitably controlled igniters 1n said cylinders, and exhaust-means therefor, of a starting-device comprising a tank for storing the explosive-mixture under coinpression, a longitudinally shiftable pipe disposed adjacent to the cylindersand communicating with said tank, a valve controlling the su ply of mixture to said pipe, a handleve'r or operating said valve and simultaneously shifting said pipe, and dischargeports in said pipe and arranged to afford communication between the pipe and respective cylinders and controlled by the movement of the pipe as set forth. v

.7. In a gasolene-engine, the combination with a plurality of cyhndershaving reciprocating pistons and provided with suitable i 'ters and exhaust-means, of a startingevice comprising a tank for storing the explosive-mixture, automatic means for compressing the mixture, a longitudinally shiftable pipe disposed adjacent to the cylinders and communicating With said tank, a normally closed valve controlling the supply of ,explosive-mixture to'said pipe, a hand-lever for operating said valve, discharge-valves arranged to successively afford communication between the ipe and respective cylinders and controllied by the movement of the pipe, means actuated by said lever for shifting the pipe, and means actuated by said lever for controlling the aforesaid igniters as set forth.

l8. In a gasolene-engine, the combination with a plurality of cylinders, reciprocating pistons therein, suitably controlled igniters in the cylinders, and exhaust-means, of a starting-device comprising a tank for storing the explosive-mixture under compression, couplinofs attached-to the respective cylinders and provided with passages leading into the same, a pipe su ported longitudinally shiftable in said coup ings and communicating with said tank and provided with discharge-ports arranged to communicate with the respective passages, a normally closed valve controlling the su ply of explosivemixture to said pipe, an -meansfor simultaneously operating said valve and shifting said pipe as set forth. 9. In a gasolene-engine, the combination with a plurality of cylinders, reciprocating pistons therein, electric s ark-plugs in said cylinders, and exhaust-va ves therefor, of a g a tank for storing the Aexplosive-mixture under compression, automatic means for compressing said mixture, couplings attached tothe resiective l cylinders and provided with passages leading into the same, -a pipe supported longitudistarting-device comprisinv' vided with discharge-ports arranged to successively afford communication between the pipe and respective passages, a normally closed valve controlling the supply of explosive-mixture to said pipe, a hand-lever for operating said valve and sinmltaneously shifting said pipe, and an electric circuit maker and breaker actuated by said lever and controlling the aforesaid spark-plugs as set forth. 4

10.` In a gasolene-engine, the-combination with a plurality of vertically disposed cylinders, their reciprocating pistons, igniters in the cylinders, and exhaust-valves, of a starting-device comprising a tank for storing the explosive-mixture, a suitably operated pump for compressing the mixture in said tank, a horizontally disposed pipe adjacent to the cylinders and adapted to be shifted longitudinally, discharge-ports in said pipe tion between said pipe and respective cylpipe, a supply-pipe leading from saidtank to the shiftable pipe', a normally closed valve attached to the supply-pipe, a haml-lever for operating said valve, a suitably pivoted twoarmed lever operative for moving said shil'iable pipe, and means imparting movement from the hand-lever to said two-armed lever as set forth. i

1l. In a gasolene-engine, the combination with a plurality of vertically disposed cylin the cylinders, and exhaust-valves, ol' a starting-device comprising a tank for storing the explosive-mixture under compression, a longitudinally shiftable pipe support ed adjacent to 'the cylinders and comnninieating with said tank, and provided with dischargeports arranged to successively all'ord comcylinders, a normally closed valve control- A4ling the supply of mixture from the tank, :i stepped-collar mounted revolubly on said pipe, means engaging said collar for shifting the same longitudinally, means imparting like movement from the-collar to thc pipe, and a hand-lever for simultaneously operating said lsupply valve and pipe shifting means as set forth.

12. In a gasolene-'engine, the combination ing plstons, crank-shaft connected to said pistons, suitably controlled igniters in the cylinders, and exhaust-valves therefor, of a starting-device comprising a tank for storing the explosive-mixture under compression, a

nally shiftable in said couplings and pro-` arranged to successively afford commumeainders and controlled by the shifting of the inders, their reciprocating pistons, igniiers munication between the pipe and respeetive with aplurality of cylinders, their reciprocatl' supplyi e leadin from the tank and rovided a normlly closed valve, a hndleverfor operating said'valve, a longitudi-` nally shiftable horizontal pipe communicating with the supply-pipe and supported adjacent to said cylinders, discharge-ports in c the shiftable pipe and arrangedto succesk pipe and thereby ycontrol the discharge. of

said discharge-valves,iaux1liary nnxture therefrom, and meansimparting movement from the aforesaid hand-lever to the shifting-lever as set forth.'

1-3.` In a gasolene-engine, the combination 'with a plurality of explosion-cylinders prowith reciprocating-pistons, suitably haust-valve for each-cylinder, and automatic `mechanism alternately 'opening said valves., of a starting-device comprising a tank -for storing the explosive-mixture under. compression, a pipe disposed adjacenttosaid cylinders and communicating withsaid tank, a normally, closed valve ycontrollingthe sup- .ply of mixture to said'pipe, means for operatmg said valve, discharge-'valves affording communication V,between said pipe andrespective cylinders vand-.operative one at .a time, means 'controlling said discharge-valves, and manually controlled auxiliary vmechanism adapted to 'openl the .exhaust-valves as and'for the ,purposest forth.`

14. In a gasolene-en ne, the combination with a plurality of'exp osion-cylinders,-their reciprocating pistons, suitabl controlledY igniters in lthe'cylinr'lers,- an e aust -yalve for] each cylinder, (means for maintaining said valves normallyclosed, and automatic cammechanismA alternately' opening said valves, of a starting-device comprising atank for, storing the explosive-mixture under com-. pression, a 4pipe disposed`|` adjacent tov said 'indeis provided -with lreciprocating pistons, suitably controlled igniters insaid cylinders, an exhaust-valve for each cylinder, means automatically closing said valves, and cammechanism automatically and alternately opening lsaid valves, vof. a starting-device comprising a tank for storing the explosive- ,shiftable pipe disposed adjacent to the cylinkprovided with discharge-ports arranged to afford communication between the pipe and res e'ctive cylinders', one at a tlme, and conclosed valve controlling the supply of mixture from the tank to the said pipemanually ,o erated means for simultaneously actuating esupply-valve and shifting said pipe, auxhaust-valves, one at a time, and moved into operative position by the aforesaid supplyexhaust,: and' means for automatically moving saidauxiliary cam-mechanismout of operative position as set forth. l Y

. 16. In a gasolcne-engine, the Acombination rocating pistons therein, crank-shaft ,connected to said pistons', suitably controlled igniters in said cylinders, an exhaust-valve Vfor each cylinder, Iprovided with a stem exc oscd, a su plemental shaftdispose'd para ,lel to and riven `by the engine-shaft, main cams' secured to said sup lemental shaftand arranged. to automatica ly and alternately engage the respective valve-stems, of a starting-device comprising a tank for storing the explosive-mixture under compression, a valve lcontrolling the sup lly of mixturerfrom the tank, a hand-lever fldr operating said supplyvalve, ,a longitudinally shiftable pipe supported adjacent tothe cylinders'andcommunicating with said tank and rovided with discharge-ports arranged to a ord lcommunica- `tion between the pipe and respective cylinders, one at a time, saidports beingv controlled cylinders and communicati With the tank, a valve controllin the su p y of mixture'to said pipe, a han -lever .oroperating said slppl V-valve, discharge-valves arranged to a or communication between thepipe and respectivecylinders, one at' a time, means operated by said hand-lever for controlling 'cam-mechanism for o ening theexhaust-valves, one .at a time, an .movable into operative position by said lever to effect the initial exhaust, and 4 means automatically moving said'fauxiliarycam-mechanism' outof operati'vepositionas" setforth. l f

. 15. The combination with a gasolene-en-- by the shifting of the p1pe, a two-armed lever and actuatedby the aforesaid hand-lever, auxon t e said supplementa shaft 'and adapted to engage the respective stems of the exhaustmixture under compression, a longitudinally ders and communicating with said tank and 41l1ary cam-'mechanism for opening the ex- 4 with a plurality of explosion-cylinders, recip-Y l1lia cams mounted longitudinally movablev tro led bythe shifting of the pipe, a normally `valve-controlling means to effect the initial tending at ,theV exterior of the cylinder, s' rings maintaining the *valves normally operable for imparting movement tothe pipe r valves, one at a time, a longitudinally shift- Ving rod for moving the latter cams into voperative position and actuated-by the said two-armed lever, and'means'attached to the rsaid auxiliary cams forlv engaging the valvelstemsduringftherotation of the supplemental shaft to automatically move the said cams 'outo hperativegposition' as set forth.

gine comprising a'plurality of explosion-cylrality of explosion- 17 .'4 na'gaslenengine comprisinga plui mders, 4reciprocating valve for each cylinder, and automatic means y alternatelyoperatinv said valves, the combination therewith, of a starting-device comprising a tank for storing the explosive-mixture under compression, a pipe supported adjacent to said cylinders and communicating With said tank, a valve controllinv the supply of mixture to said pipe, a manm lly. operated device for operating saidsupply-valve, discharge-valves affording communication between the pipe and respective cylinders and operative one at a time, means actuated by the manually operated device for controlling said discharge valves, an electric circuit maker and breaker actuated by said device and controlling the igniters, and auxiliary means for operating the aforesaid exhaustvalves and controlled by the said device as set forth.

18. In an explosive-engine, the combinationWith a plurality .of cylinders, their pistons, and suitably controlled ignite-rs and exhaust-means, of a starting-device comprising a reservoir for storing ex lesive-mixture under compression, a movabe pipe connected With the reservoir and provided with normally closed ports arrangedfto communicate With the respective cylinders, a suitably su pported stepped member, and means adapted to engagesaid stepped member for moving said pipe and thereby automatically determine aport or ports to be opened for admitting the compressed mixtureinto a cylinder or cylinders as 'set forth.

19. In an explosive-engine,'the combina-` tion with a lurality of cylinders, their pistons, and suitably controlled igni'ters and eX- haust-means, of a starting-device comprising a reservoir for' storinOr means for automatically compressing the mixture therein, a movable pipe connected With they reservoir and provided With normally closed ports arranged to communicate With the respective cylinders, a suitably supported revoluble stepped collar, and means adapted to engage said collar to move the pipe and thereby automatically determine a port or ports to be opened for admitting the explosive-mixture,

compressed mixture into a cylinder or 'cylinders as set forth.

Q0. In a gasolenc-engine. the combination with a plurality of cylinders, pistons therein, and their igniters and exhaust means, of a. starting-device comprisingr a tank for storing explosive-mixture under compression, a movab e pipe `disposed adjacent to the cylinders and connected to the aforesaid tank and provided with ports arranged to admit the mixture into the rcs ective cylinders, said ports being opened am closed by the movement of the pipe, manually operated means for moving said pipe, and means for operating the aforesaid igniters as set forth.

21. In an ex losive-engine, the combination with the cy indor, its piston, ignitcr, cxhaust valve, and cam operating said valve, of a starting-device comprising a reservoir for storing explosive-mixture under compression and connected to the cylinder, ay valve operative for admitting the mixture into the cylinder, manually operated means for actuating the aforesaid igniter to effect the initial explosion in the cylinder, a siqtiplomcntal cam o erative for o eninor the exhaust-valve following the initial explosion, means for moving the latter cam into operative positionl and automatic means for throwing said su )plemental cam out of operative position following the initial exhaust as set forth.

22. In an explosive-engine, the combination with a pluralitv of cylinders, pistons therein, igniters an(` exhaust means, of a starting-device comprising a tank for storing explosive-mixture under compression, a assa e leading from said tank to the cylim ers, valves in said passage, one adjacent to cach cylinder, for admitting the explosive-mixture into the cylinders, automatic-means for determining the cylinder or cylinders adapted to receive the explosive-mixture, and a. manually-operated mechanism. for openingl and closing the valve or valves of said predetermined cylinder or cylinders as set forth.

. FRANK REYNOLDS. Witnesses:

J. J. LAAss, G. VAN Vons'r. 

